Super Chevy Show, Ennis - Lone Star Bow Ties

The Super Chevy Show Invades the Texas Motorplex.

For the second year in a row, the Super Chevy Show was a blast at the Texas Motorplex. The show had all the elements of a good time, from blown fuel cars to shiny show vehicles. Just like last year's event, there was plenty to do for a Chevy fan. You could cruise to the event with 60 other like-minded friends from Soul Man's Bar-B-Que, or you could sit in the stands and watch the quarter-mile action. You could enjoy seeing guys slip and slide their cars around the autocross track or jump in your Bow Tie and join them out there. You could have your car dyno'd, stuff yourself on all the yummy Texas food, take your kids to the Revell area to build a model, or just sit and listen to The Morticians rock band crank out the tunes.

New to the show this year was the all-blown, heads-up nostalgia dragster racing class, courtesy of the Texas Blown Fuel Association. "These nostalgia dragsters are the perfect car to be roaring down the quarter-mile during the Super Chevy Show at the Motorplex, because they blend speed and style, while offering us a chance to see a dragster from the golden era in drag racing," says Gabrielle Stevenson, general manager of the Motorplex.

The show was just a great time, and we always feel welcome when we are at the Motorplex. We shot a ton of images over the weekend and just don't have room here to show them all to ya. Make sure to check out our expanded coverage of the event at www.superchevy.com, and we hope to see you-that's right YOU-at one of our remaining killer events this year.

AMSOIL presents Super Chevy 2011 Best of the Best

Here are the Ennis, Texas, winners from the amsoil best of the best competition, presented by Danchuk:

Camaro - Jody Parker, '68 RS/SS

Tri-Five - Alvin and Barbara Johnson, '55 210 sedan, ZZ4

Nova - Mark and Barbara McClan, '67 Nova full-custom

Chevelle - Randy Shanks, '70 SS396 L78

Fullsize, '58-up - Bird Johnson, '63 Impala SS 409

The AMSOIL Best of the Best voting begins the Monday after each Super Chevy Show and lasts through the following Sunday at midnight. Keep your browser aimed at bestofthebest.superchevy.com to vote for next batch of classic Bow Ties.

Race Results

Electronics: Jerry "Donnie" Fowler

No Electronics: Scott Niemann

DOT Bracket: Margo Wilder

Bonus Race

Winner: Bruce Hatfield

Runner-up: Tom Phillips

Electric Quick

Winner: Mike Echols

Runner-up: Cody James

5th Gen Camaro

Winner: Ronnie Hackelton

Runner-up: James Stacey

True Street

Winner: David Hooten

Runner-up: Margo Wilder

Editor's Choice Top 10 Show Car Awards

1. Marc and Barbara McClain, '67 Nova, Waxahachie, TX

2. Don Smith, '66 Nova, Mansfield, TX

3. Jimmy Wolford, '69 Camaro, Gladewater, TX

4. Donny Hunter, '96 Impala SS, Waco, TX

5. Gary Eller, '64 Chevelle, Crowley, TX

6. Henry and Carol Vloedman, '62 Corvette, Woodward, OK

7. Alvin Johnson, '55 Z10, Gilmer, TX

8. Don and Marilyn Peterson, '61 Impala, Austin, TX

9. Darrel Hyde, '87 Monte Carlo SS, Bartlett, TX

10. Don Kemp, '52 Fleetline Deluxe, Kennedale, TX

Editor's Choice Top 10 Drag Car Awards

1. David James, '87 Monte Carlo, Odessa, TX

2. Heath Mitchell, '53 Chevy Truck, The Colony, TX

3. Harry and Teresa Krause, '71 Cheyenne, College Station, TX

4. Michael Anderson, '95 Camaro, Palestine, TX

5. James La Fitte, '66 Nova, Palestine, TX

6. Tim Lyons, '65 Biscayne, Dallas, TX

7. Shawn Farris, '70 Nova, Red Oak, TX

8. Bryce Hatfield, '63 Nova, Canton, TX

9. Randy and Vickie Parks, '67 Camaro, San Antonio, TX

10. Steve Hendrickson, '63 Nova, Republic, MO

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Super Chevy Show, Ennis - Lone Star Bow Ties

Shawn Farris was ripping up the track in his ’70 Nova. While we were too busy snapping photos to note his time, we will tell you this car leaves hard and sounds just flat out mean.

Cruise The event weekend officially kicked off Saturday morning with a special car cruise from Soulman’s Bar-B-Que in Rockwall, Texas. A bunch of eager participants munched down on some killer breakfast cooked up by Soulman’s before heading off toward the Motorplex. We would like to throw out a special thanks to the Rockwall PD for stopping traffic so we could all leave as a group.

Cruise Leading the cruise was owner of Soulman’s Don Hallet in his “Pigged Out” ZO6 Vette.

Cruise This dark blue beauty belongs to Jimmy Wolford from Kilgore, Texas. The convertible rides on air suspension and has a 572 stuffed under the hood. Look for a feature on this car in a future issue.

Cruise Not to be outdone by all the vintage Camaros, the fifth-gens were out in force. There was even a fifth-gen racing class. This one belongs to Kent Sellers and has a Magnuson supercharger along with a full BMR suspension system.

Cruise As the cruise neared Ennis, we were met by the Ennis police department for an escort the rest of the way. Another two dozen or so cars joined our caravan at this point.

Drags Winner of the Speedtek Performance Fifth-Gen Camaro Shootout was Ronnie Hackelton from Hazen, Arkansas. His 2010 has a 2300 Magnuson supercharger sitting atop a 416ci stroked LS. He converted the rear to a 9-inch centersection and hooks on 10.5-inch ET Street rubber.

Drags Michael Anderson (left) and James LaFitte (right) both from Palestine, Texas, took home the Editor’s Choice Drag awards for how clean and nice their race cars were.

Drags Another Editor’s Choice Drag award winner was Tim Lyons and his ’65 Biscayne. We think the Sponge Bob pants are the icing on the cake of this photo.

Car Shows Who says four doors can’t be cool? Sonny Edwards’ ’55 210 Wagon has all the good things you would want in a cruiser like a healthy small-block, overdrive trans, and a shiny set of Intro wheels.

Car Shows Henry and Carol Vloedman’s ’62 Corvette is a really nice piece. In fact it was so nice we knew it deserved an Editor’s Choice award.

Car Shows Gary Eller from Crowley, Texas, drove in his sweet ’64 Chevelle. The car has a fuel-injected small-block under the hood and a killer bench seat in the interior. Gary says it’s hard to stay behind the wheel when you take a turn a bit too aggressively.

Car Shows In the swap meet area there were deals to be had, like these ’66-67 Nova fenders that were just looking for a good home.

Autocross Winner of the Novice class on the autocross was Steve Deminie in his ’67 Chevelle. The car is equipped with a Global West suspension system with adjustable coilovers. Power comes from a 427 Motown SBC backed by a 4L65 trans.

Autocross For the second year in a row, Jerry Heppel took home the Pro class trophy. His purpose-built ’94 Camaro literally killed the course and turned in a fastest time of 28.603.

Car Shows Ricky Carpenter’s ’67 Nova has the perfect blend of power and style to create the modern day Pro Street.

Car Shows One of the new things this year was the on-site chassis dyno. For just a few bucks you could really find out how much power your Chevy is laying down.

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